How to treat a red throat in a child

The bad mood of the baby is never causeless. Either he is not satisfied with the lack of attention, or wants to eat or sleep, or something hurts him. If from the listed reasons the first in your opinion do not take place, spend independent medical examination on presence of any pathology. Perhaps the child's red throat is the main reason for his capricious behavior.

In case of a viral or bacteriological attack, the body uses protective forces to fight the disease. The red throat in a child is a response to such an attack and has the medical name of hyperemia. Capillaries in this case are filled with blood because of its active inflow to the tissues, which leads to such an external effect.

The anatomical structure of the throat includes the upper soft palate, palatine arch, palatal tongue, and amygdala, which are not visible during normal viewing. The red throat in a child can be the result of a bacterial infection, a viral infection, an allergy, a reaction to an external stimulus, dry air, etc. Among the diseases accompanied by such an indicator, the most common are angina, diphtheria, pharyngitis, measles, scarlet fever,

Hyperemia may be of a short-term nature due to colds or exposure to unfavorable external conditions and to pass after an elementary non-drug intervention. However, if for several days you observe a constantly red throat in a child, accompanied by fever, sometimes with vomiting, enlarged lymph nodes, sputum, - it is absolutely necessary to consult a doctor for correct diagnosis of the condition and selection of appropriate therapy.

With upper respiratory infections, many doctors prescribe antibiotic-based drugs as one of the simplest and most effective tools, especially for adults. However, if there is a red throat in a child, the treatment should be more sparing because of the excellent child's immunity.

At the first signs of hyperemia, the best way is to rinse the throat with herbal decoctions (for example, sage, mother-and-stepmother, chamomile) or special solutions (for example, soda with iodine). It is necessary to take into account the patient's age and apply only such charges that will be safe and non-toxic, since the risk of their partial ingestion is high. The temperature of the decoction or solution should be pleasantly warm, since the cold can aggravate the situation, and the hot can easily burn sensitive mucous membranes. Think of an exciting form of the rinse process, so as not to upset the baby with an unpleasant procedure.

In this period, careful oral hygiene is very important, which it is desirable to treat after each meal.

Alternative and additional means for rinsing are lozenges, lozenges and tablets for resorption of a curative nature (Doctor MOM, Bronchimycum, Efizol, Faringosept, Falimint, Antiangin, Septefri, Chlorophylipt, "Sebidine", etc.). Especially for children, the pharmacological industry took care of a variety of pleasant tastes, which positively affects the mood of young patients. This procedure should be done a few hours before a meal, so that the drug has time to exert its antimicrobial effect.

The child's red throat can be irrigated with various antibacterial and antiseptic aerosols (Orasept, Ingalipt, Stopangin, Bioparkos, etc.). However, many doctors do not recommend using them in the treatment of children younger than 3 years of age, and some babies have a vomitive reflex when using this form of medicine.

A wonderful tool is the lubrication of tonsils with lygol, sea buckthorn oil, eucalyptus, dogrose, chlorophyllite, etc. This method is suitable even for the youngest patients who do not know how to rinse or dissolve candies. In such cases, the red throat of a child is treated with a swab of cotton wool or gauze impregnated with a special preparation. It is necessary to do this quickly enough not to provoke the baby to loud crying, since in his state this can complicate the situation.

In case of illness, the children's body must be protected from dehydration, it is better to choose a light meal with a lot of vitamins and it is desirable to observe a bed rest until complete recovery.